- President Obama has postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia because, let’s be honest, Congressional Dems won’t pass healthcare reform if he’s gone. (Reuters)
- The ACLU is suing the crap out of a Mississippi school that cancelled its prom instead of letting two girls hold hands or (gasp!) dance together. (Advocate)
- Israel has sealed off the West Bank due to concerns that young Palestinian men planned to incite violence after Friday prayers. So, how’s that peace process going, guys? (Voice of America)
- Glenn Beck thinks Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” is anti-American propaganda. You know, has anyone ever seen the Boss’ birth certificate?
- Johnny Weir, the Olympic figure skater who is putting his brother through college and supporting his parents financially, was not invited to participate in the “Stars on Ice” tour because sponsors thought he was “not family-friendly.” (GLAAD Blog)
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- President Obama praised Iraqis for successfully holding elections with only a modicum of death. But did he praise them from the deck of an aircraft carrier, is the important question. (AP)
- A group of armed men walked into the widely-televised European Poker Tournament in Berlin and walked out with 1 million Euros. Attempts to identify the men failed because of their poker faces. (Telegraph)
- The United States will mediate peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Woohoo, middle east conflict solved! (Voice of America)
- Is Mitt Romney qualified to answer the White House’s ever-popular 3 am phone call? Only after he’s seen the results from the 2010 midterm elections. (FOX)
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that Europe will help Greece stabilize their currency—coincidentally, it is also Europe’s currency. (Reuters)
ShorterBasically Verbatim Sarah Palin
Palin: Obama Was ‘Arrogant’ to Criticize McCain
- Barack Obama is so uppity for not graciously losing the 2008 election to John McCain, War Hero.
- FOX News is sad that Barack Obama is so mean to the Senate Republicans, who are just interested in good-faith negotiation! (FOX News)
- Is Texas Gov. Rick Perry totally gay for earmarks? Yes, according to fellow Republican and opponent Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison! (CNN)
- New York Gov. David Paterson will not run for reelection because governing is just so hard! And definitely not because of any domestic violence scandal or abuse of power, or anything. (NYT)
- Black people were much better off as slaves than they are now because they are all abort-o-holics, according to Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ). I for one am looking forward to when Michael Steele has to go on TV to defend this statement. (TPM)
- Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio is all about fiscal responsibility, which is why he will pay back the Florida GOP for the flights he accidentally charged to the state party’s credit card. (Miami Herald)
- Thailand’s highest court fined former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra almost $1.5 billion after finding him guilty of corruption. This practice, known as “accountability,” could never happen in this country! (Guardian)
- In the great state of Wyoming it is apparently mandatory to hate gay people in public schools, because of “values.” (Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
- America’s military is okay with gay soldiers, probably because it means they won’t be stoplossed so much anymore. (McClatchy)
- Everyone in America is pissed at Congress and President Obama, but they hate the Supreme Court even more. USA! USA! (CNN/WaPo)
- Oh hey, looks like the stimulus actually works, not that you’d ever get Republicans who took stimulus money to admit it in public. (NYT/Washington Times)
- At this year’s CPAC you will be able to beat up Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in effigy. Time for more bipartisanship! (The Hill)
- Hahaha, Evan Bayh will probably just keep the $13 million of your money in his re-election fund, for “deficit reduction.” (The Plum Line)
- President Obama condemned Uganda’s “death penalty for homosexuals” law at a prayer breakfast organized by the American “Christian” group which supported the law. (AFP)
- Your U.S. Senate will vote on a jobs bill next week, but it will probably die along with all other legislation in the Senate. (USA Today)
- The GOP is soliciting campaign contributions from Wall Street, apparently not recognizing that “Wall Street” is a synonym for all of America’s least favorite people. (WSJ)
- Public funding for healthcare hit record levels this year and will soon exceed 50% of all healthcare spending in the US as more and more people can’t afford their health insurance and turn to Medicaid. If only someone had introduced legislation to try and do something about this… (LA Times)
- HOLY CRAP! SHARK ATTACK! (MSNBC)
- Taylor Swift won three Grammys last night but Beyonce had the most Grammys of all time!1 (ABC News)
- Haiti would like the United States to just run their country now, instead of the Haitian government. (WaPo)
- Your Armed Forces are discharging significantly fewer gay servicemembers recently, probably because of the whole “war” thing. (SLDN)
- Security lines at Newark Airport too long? Just land your plane on the New Jersey Turnpike instead! (KYW)
- Here is your Barack Obama’s $3.8 Trillion budget which will probably die in the Senate along with all other American legislation. (WSJ)
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- CBS is considering airing a commercial for gay dating site ManCrunch.com during the Super Bowl in response to the uproar over its decision to show an anti-choice commercial from Focus on the Family. Because those two things basically cancel each other out forever. (FOX News)
- Even Michele Bachmann—who is insane—will not go to next week’s teabagger “convention” scam. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- If you bought a Toyota from basically anywhere in the world, it is probably broken. (NYT)
- President Obama will announce $8 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail in order to keep Joe Biden occupied for the next three years. (LA Times)
- Your U.S. House of Lords Senate has graciously allowed the American government not to default on all of its debts. (WSJ)
Yes Chris, What Color Is Our President?
Well, I was going to write a longer post-SOTU post, but really this is all the analysis you will ever need:
Chris Matthews is basically Walter Cronkite doubled, for his incredible journalism.
Education As National Security?
I’m all for increased education funding, so I hope this proposed $4 billion increase in federal funding for elementary and secondary education is really happening, but I can’t see how President Obama will make it work with his already-announced three-year spending freeze on funding not related to national security without making the (I think valid) argument that improving our nation’s educational system is a crucial part of our national security.
Wednesday’s speech should be interesting to watch.
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